AUGUSTA, Maine, May 31 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on behalf of Maine State Rep. Ellie Sato, D-Gorham: * * * Access to justice is a right. Here's how we're working to protect it. By Rep. Ellie Sato Every Mainer has a constitutional right to due process -- which includes timely legal representation -- just as we have a right to freedom of speech and the right to equal protection under the law. However, access to justice across the state has been diminished,  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Blunt Rochester, Padilla, Warren, Waters Lead Fight to Continue Funding for Emergency Housing Voucher Program Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, along with Representative Maxi  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 31 -- The Maine House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Democrats Violate Maine Law, Deny Public Hearing on Gun Initiative In a stunning move that undermines both the Maine Constitution and state statute, Democratic chairs of the Legislature's Judiciary Committee--Senator Anne Carney and Representative Amy Kuhn--have refused to hold a public hearing on a citizen-initiated "red flag" gun control proposal. Maine law requires that citiz  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Leads Senate Democrats Urging Additional Funding to Keep Communities Safe * Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) led 29 Senate Democrats in urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to fund the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program at a minimum of $270 million for Fiscal Year 2026. Amid a nationwide shortage of police officers, the COPS Hiring Progr  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 28 (TNSrpt) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA ocean outlook projects cooler deep waters for Gulf of Maine The Gulf of Maine, historically one of the fastest-warming ocean regions in the world, is predicted to experience cooler bottom-water temperatures this spring and summer, according to a new experimental outlook developed by NOAA scientists. Initial signs of this shift were reported by NOAA's Northeast  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 31 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth: * * * Sen. Carney, Reps. Boyer and Kessler host seniors from Cape Elizabeth High School for Senior Transition Projects AUGUSTA -- From May 12 to May 23, Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth; Rep. Michelle Boyer, D-Cape Elizabeth; and Rep. Chris Kessler, D-South Portland, hosted five Cape Elizabeth High School seniors for an educational experience at the Mai  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces More Than $4.2 Million for Airport Improvements Across Maine * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that eleven Maine airports will receive a total of $4,201,355 to support important infrastructure improvements. This funding comes from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Fiscal Year 2025 Airport Infr  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * With Over $42 BILLION In Vital Broadband Funding Still Held Up By Trump Administration, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell, And Senator Lujan Demand Admin Stop The Delays & Immediately Release The Funding Into American Communities; Senators Say 25 Million Americans Still Lack High-Speed Internet As Bipartisan Funding Lingers * Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer   more